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percolation

DEFINITIONS OF: percolation

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n the slow passage of a liquid through a filtering medium

“the percolation of rainwater through the soil”
Synonyms:
infiltration
Type of:
filtration
the process whereby fluids pass through a filter or a filtering medium

n the filtration of a liquid for extraction or purification

Type of:
filtration
the act of changing a fluid by passing it through a filter

n the act of making coffee in a percolator

Type of:
cookery, cooking, preparation
the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
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